Orchestra serenades Bollywood film fans at packed screening in square

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LONDON Bollywood fans gathered in Trafalgar Square last night for an open-air screening of the Indian silent film classic A Throw of Dice (Fran Yeoman writes).

The London Symphony Orchestra performed a live version of a new soundtrack to the film, written by the British Asian composer Nitin Sawhney, as part of the Mayor of London’s “India Now” celebrations.

A Throw of Dice, inspired by an episode from the ancient Hindu legend Mahabharata, is both a love story and a cautionary tale about the addictive power of gambling. The epic production featured more than 10,000 human extras alongside horses, elephants